Private pilot with airsick wife performs an unauthorized landing at a closed airport.

Attributes
ACN	244848
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ikk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 412 flight time type : 222
ASRS Report	244848
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed mto intending to fly VFR to ikk for an air show, flying small aircraft. Arriving over ikk I could not receive response to repeated requests for airport advisory. Above pattern altitude, I noted only runway 22 open or available. Wind had favored 240 degrees at cmi. I noted no airborne traffic over the field or in the pattern, and executed a standard downwind entry to runway 22. My passenger (wife) had become severely airsick. I did lose track of time when in the pattern. I landed without incident. I left the active runway for the taxiway when ground personnel instructed me to tune 122.9 for taxi instructions. I parked and shut down. FAA representative, a mr X, proceeded with ramp check of my credentials, aircraft documents including logbooks, citing the fact that I had landed after the field was officially closed at 1200 hours for the air show.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT WITH AIRSICK WIFE PERFORMS AN UNAUTH LNDG AT A CLOSED ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED MTO INTENDING TO FLY VFR TO IKK FOR AN AIR SHOW, FLYING SMA. ARRIVING OVER IKK I COULD NOT RECEIVE RESPONSE TO REPEATED REQUESTS FOR ARPT ADVISORY. ABOVE PATTERN ALT, I NOTED ONLY RWY 22 OPEN OR AVAILABLE. WIND HAD FAVORED 240 DEGS AT CMI. I NOTED NO AIRBORNE TFC OVER THE FIELD OR IN THE PATTERN, AND EXECUTED A STANDARD DOWNWIND ENTRY TO RWY 22. MY PAX (WIFE) HAD BECOME SEVERELY AIRSICK. I DID LOSE TRACK OF TIME WHEN IN THE PATTERN. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I LEFT THE ACTIVE RWY FOR THE TXWY WHEN GND PERSONNEL INSTRUCTED ME TO TUNE 122.9 FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I PARKED AND SHUT DOWN. FAA REPRESENTATIVE, A MR X, PROCEEDED WITH RAMP CHK OF MY CREDENTIALS, ACFT DOCUMENTS INCLUDING LOGBOOKS, CITING THE FACT THAT I HAD LANDED AFTER THE FIELD WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED AT 1200 HRS FOR THE AIR SHOW.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.